New Rutgers coach Eddie Jordan doesn't have degree

7:44 PM,
May 11, 2013

Eddie Jordan did not earn enough credits to receive a degree from Rutgers.

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By hiring favorite son Eddie Jordan to helm a men's basketball program ensconced in turmoil, Rutgers sought to turn the page.

The next page, apparently, contains more controversy.

In a report posted late Friday afternoon, Deadspin.com documented that Jordan did not graduate from Rutgers. That flies in the face of published material by the university, including his biography on ScarletKnights.com, which states that Jordan, "scored 1,632 career points and earned honorable mention All-American honors as a senior in 1977 before earning a degree in health and physical education." ...